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echo: nthelp
to: Rich Gauszka
from: Geo
date: 2006-06-03 13:09:38
subject: Re: Yet another WU Genuine Advantage Notification aka monthly lease

From: "Geo" 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:4481be23{at}w3.nls.net...


> http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=445799&SiteID=25
> I talked with my lead developer on this issue. Looking at the time-stamps
of
> the install log (WGAError.log) you gave us (Thanks so much by the way!) -
> We're under the impression that the Firewall could have blocked outbound
> network connections during install and validation (it validates when it
> installs). Thus, causing an error and throwing the initial
"non-genuine"
> message.

This would seem to suggest that if some botnet were to suddenly start
flooding the WGA servers, everyone would get a "non-genuine"
result.

Sounds like a fun experiment..

Geo.

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